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2. Canoe sprint - Wikipedia

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   Canoe sprint. Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today but is often used as a hypernym for both canoe marathon and canoe sprint.

3. Sea kayak - Wikipedia

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   A sea kayak or touring kayak is a kayak used for the sport of paddling on open waters of lakes, bays, and oceans. Sea kayaks are seaworthy small boats with a covered deck and the ability to incorporate a spray deck. They trade off the manoeuvrability of whitewater kayaks for higher cruising speed, cargo capacity, ease of straight-line paddling ...

4. Paddle - Wikipedia

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   A rafting paddle. A paddle is a handheld tool with an elongated handle and a flat, widened distal end (i.e. the blade), used as a lever to apply force onto the bladed end. It most commonly describes a completely handheld tool used to propel a human-powered watercraft by pushing water in a direction opposite to the direction of travel (i.e. paddling).

5. Outline of canoeing and kayaking - Wikipedia

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   It is a long-distance trail often completed in sections rather than "through-paddles". Sights on the trail include the Adirondack Mountains. Ocoee Whitewater Center – the venue of the 1996 Summer Olympics canoe slalom competition and the only in-river Olympic slalom course. The 1,640-foot (500 m) course is watered on weekends throughout the ...

6. Sprint kayak - Wikipedia

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   Silke Hörmann in a typically narrow-beamed racing kayak. Sprint kayak is a type of canoe sprint held on calm water. The paddler is seated, facing forward, and uses a double-bladed paddle pulling the blade through the water on alternate sides to propel the boat forward. Kayak sprint has been in every summer Olympics since it debuted at the 1936 ...

7. Canoe slalom - Wikipedia

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   Boats were heavy, usually over 30 pounds (14 kilos). With the advent of kevlar and carbon fiber being used in the 1970s, the widths of the boats were reduced by the ICF, and the boats were reduced in volume to pass the gates, and boats have become much lighter and faster. From 1949 to 1977, all World Championships were held in Europe.